Tokyo stocks open higher
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Tokyo stocks opened higher on Friday extending rallies on Wall Street with investor focus shifting to key US jobs data due later in the day.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 1.21 percent or 354.79 points at 29,743.66 in early trade, while the broader Topix index gained 1.03 percent or 20.10 points to 1,977.74.